While grep will not skip binaries, since to UNIX all files are a stream
of bytes, grep -s "suppresses the display of any error messages for
nonexistent or unreadable files"; from the man page. Not very efficient,
but it is a portable skill.
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>From: Stan Sieler[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Saturday, May 31, 1997 6:48 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] grep searches for a string in MPE program sourcecode
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>Also, MAGNET (unlike grep), can handle QEDIT files, and will
>also (unlike grep) default to skipping binary files (easily changed).
>